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Archive of September, 2007

Podcast 56 - Deconstructing the Haiti coup, by Darren Ell

Darren Ell interviews the director of the Institute for Justice & Democracy in Haiti, Brian Concannon, about the political situation and specifically the crimes of UN forces (MINUSTAH) in Haiti. Concannon is a thorough, articulate and elequent speaker on the subject of Haitian politics.

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Brian Concannon is director of the Institute for Justice & Democracy in Haiti, www.ijdh.org, and observed several elections in Haiti for the Organization of American States.


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Explore Darren’s full dossier on Canada’s involvement in the coup in Haiti - including this short video interview with Brian Concannon.

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Podcast 55 - Paradise Garden: Urban Gardening in Hamilton by Maggie Hughes

Sometimes a garden is not just a garden. Sometimes it is the meeting point for a whole community and the things that grow in the garden can tell us a lot about the people that live there.

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Photo credit: MontanaRaven

This is what Maggie Hughes found when she explored urban gardens in her city. Maggie Hughes is an activist, audio producer from Hamilton, Ontario where she hosts the show, The Other Side on 93.3 FM CFMU.

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Spark, with Nora Young

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Our podcasting pal, Nora Young (DNTO, The Sniffer podcast), is launching her new show, Spark over at CBC.ca tomorrow.

Spark is “a surprising and irreverent look at tech, trends, and fresh ideas.” Looks like a lot of fun. I’m also subscribing to the blog.

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